An ambitious project to identify, explain and provide citations for the words written in cuneiform on clay tablets and carved in stone by Babylonians, Assyrians and others in Mesopotamia between 2500 B.C. and A.D. 100 has ...
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2011
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We often think of rainforests and coral reefs as hotspots for biodiversity, but mountains are treasure troves for species too -- especially in the tropics, scientists say. But what drives montane biodiversity? The diversity ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2011
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System 98A has been bringing rains, gusty winds and churning up the surf along the Arabian Seacoast of west-central India for days, and NASA satellite imagery confirms that it is getting organized now that it has moved into ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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The first tropical depression in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is now the first tropical storm, and two satellites are providing NASA insights into its thunderstorms, rainfall, and intensity. NASA satellite data on newly born ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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Facebook is coming under fire for a feature that uses facial recognition software to allow members to tag pictures of their friends on the social network.
Internet
Jun 8, 2011
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(AP) -- NASA's next-generation rover to the surface of Mars, which is already overbudget and behind schedule, faces significant hurdles as it races to the launch pad for a November liftoff, an internal audit released Wednesday ...
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2011
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(AP) -- One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that little luxury.
Telecom
Jun 8, 2011
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Ernest Fawbush and Robert Miller made the first ever tornado forecast in March of 1948 using only paper, pencil, and a World War II-era radar -- but tornado forecasting has changed dramatically since that initial forecast ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Body cells detect signals that control their behavior through tiny hairs on the cell surface called cilia. Serious diseases and disorders can result when these cilia do not work properly. New research from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2011
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Is it better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all? That's the question posed by a new tablet computer that takes aim at one of the deficiencies of the iPad: that it's difficult to write on it with a stylus ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 8, 2011
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